Clinical Pharmacist
Acclaim NHS PCN
Hull, HU5 2ST · HULL, HU5 2EG · HULL, HU9 5HH · HULL, HU5 2STView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
Negotiable
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
30 October 2026
10 days leftJob description
To provide expert clinical pharmacy support to care homes within the PCN, ensuring residents receive safe, appropriate, and cost-effective medication ...
- Lead medicines optimisation initiatives in care homes
- Conduct face-to-face and virtual structured medication
reviews
- Provide prescribing advice and support to GPs and care
teams
- Reconcile medicines post-hospital discharge or admission
- Train care home staff on medication safety and best
practices
- Participate in quality improvement projects
- Ensure compliance with CQC, NICE, and NHS standards
- Supervise pharmacy technicians or junior pharmacists
where applicable
To provide
expert clinical pharmacy support to care homes within the PCN, ensuring
residents receive safe, appropriate, and cost-effective medication therapy in
line with national and local guidance.
The post
holder is a Clinical Pharmacist who acts within their professional
boundaries, working alongside a team of pharmacists in general practice
within the wider PCN.
They will
improve patients health outcomes and the efficiency of the primary care team
by providing direct, accessible and timely medicines and expertise including
face to face contact with patients.
The post
holder will be an integral part of the general practice team, as well as part
of a wider pharmacist network and multi-disciplinary team. They will work to optimise medication
issues to improve patient care and safety, and support clinical staff in the
management of patients.
As part of
their employment, the post holder will achieve qualifications from an
accredited training pathway, including independent prescribing, equipping the
Clinical Pharmacist to be able to practise and prescribe safely and
effectively in a primary care setting.
- Lead
medicines optimisation initiatives in care homes
- Conduct
face-to-face and virtual structured medication reviews
- Provide
prescribing advice and support to GPs and care teams
- Reconcile
medicines post-hospital discharge or admission
- Train care
home staff on medication safety and best practices
- Participate
in quality improvement projects
- Ensure
compliance with CQC, NICE, and NHS standards
- Supervise
pharmacy technicians or junior pharmacists where applicable
Acclaim Primary Care Network (PCN) is a GP led organisation established in 2023. It has four member practices, with a combined list size in excess of 40,000 patients. The PCN provide enhanced services to patients across all four GP Practices, for example, weekly Care Home ward rounds, same day access clinics and Home Visits for acutely ill patients.
We are committed to providing a supportive and inclusive working environment.
Qualifications
Essential
- The Clinical Pharmacist is enrolled in, or has qualified from, an approved 18-month training pathway or equivalent that equips them to:
- a.Be able to practice and prescribe safely and effectively in a primary care setting (for example, the CPPE clinical pharmacist training pathways)
- b.Although optional for organisations other than a PCN, it is thought advisable that they are able to deliver the key responsibilities outlined in section B1 of the Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service 2024-25 specification.
Desirable
- Hold or be working towards an GPhC independent prescribing qualification
- Minor ailments certification
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Working towards faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Medicines management qualification
- MUR and repeat dispensing certification
Experience
Essential
- An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practice.
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
- Experience and an awareness of common acute and chronic conditions that are likely to be seen in general practice
- An appreciation of the new NHS landscape, including the relationships between individual practices PCNs and the commissioners
Desirable
- Minimum of two years working as a pharmacist demonstrated within a practice portfolio
- Experience in managing pharmacy services in primary care
- In-depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare
- Understanding of the mentorship process
- Broad knowledge of general practice and/or working in care homes.
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
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First seen
9 October 2026
Last checked
9 October 2026
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